Motorman&#39;s car-seat.



L. H. PIKE.

MOTORMAN'S CAR SEAT.

APPLICATION FILED IMI/6.1915.

1 ,207,074. Patented Dec. 5, 1916.

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L. H. PIKE.

MOTORMANS CAR SEAT.

APPLICATION man luLY 6.19m.

Patented Dec. 5, 1916.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

LORENZO H. PIKE, PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR TO ELECTRIC SERVICE SUPPLIES COMPANY, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, A CORPO- RATION 0F PENNSYLVANIA.

MOTORMANS CAR-SEAT.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 5, 1916.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, LORENZO H. PIKE, a citizen of the United States, residing in the city of Philadelphia, county of Philadelphia, and State of Pennsylvania, have invented an Improved Motormans Car-Seat, of which the following is a specification.

My invention is designed to provide a simple, convenient and stable motormans car seat adapted to be readily collapsed so as to be out of the way when not in use, and readily detached, transferred and set up so as to be usable at either end of a car or on different cars.

The characteristic features of my improvements will more fully appear by reference to the following description and the accompanying drawings in illustration thereof.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a top plan view of mechanism embodying my improvements applied to a car dash board shown in section; Fig. 2 is a broken, part sectional side elevation of the construction shown in Fig. l; Fig. 3 is a broken front elevation of the same construction; Fig. 4 is a broken part sectional elevation of the top supporting mechanism, including a brace used as a handle for moving the seat, and Fig. 5 is a broken part sectional view showing the lower ends of the supporting posts combined with the shoes or step bearings by which they are supported.

T he mechanism, as illustrated in the drawings, comprises the combination with the car floor or platform 1 and the dash board 2, of the shoe 3 provided with the step bearings 4 fixed upon the platform adjacent to the bottom of the dash board and the shoes or brackets 5 provided with the open bearings 6, fixed to the bearings 7, which is fixed to the dash board near its top.

Posts 8, suitably made of metal tubing, have their upper ends seated in thimbles 9 Xed to the respective ends of an arched brace or cross-head 10 adapted to provide a handle, the lower ends of the posts being connected by a brace or cross-piece 11 having the end collars 12 in which the posts are fixed. The lower ends of the posts 8 are adapted to enter and be supported by the step bearings 4, which have the enlarged open ends 4 to facilitate the entry of the post ends. The lateral openings 6 of the bearings 6 are of such size that they will pass the normal section of the posts 8 but will not pass the thimbles 9 which make a slip fit within the bearings on which the ends of the part 10 are adapted to rest. An upright brace 13 is provided at its lower end with a cross-piece 14 having collars 15 on the posts 8 and at its upper end with a crosspiece 1G having collars 17 on the posts, the collars being provided with bearings 18 and the lower cross-piece having a centrally disposed bearing 19 thereon. The brace is adjustable and held in the desired position on the posts by means of holes 20 therein and pins 21 set in the proper holes for engaging the collars 17 when at the desired elevation. A shaped arm 22 is provided with the bifurcations 23 connected by the brace 24 and journaled in the bearings 18 on the pintles 25, the arm being provided with the expanded and curved rear portion 26 upon which is fixed a seat or operators support 27. A strut section 28 is provided with the bifurcations 29 which are hinged to bearings 30 on the part 26 by the pintles 31, and a bifurcated strut section 32 is hinged on the bearing 19 by a pintle 33, the lower end of the part 28 being disposed between the bifurcations of the section 32s upper ends (which are connected by a cross-piece 34) and a pintle 35 pivotally connects the sections of the strut together.

It will be seen that the structure can be folded down to compact form, against the posts 8, by iiexing upwardly the strut comprising the sections 28 and 32, which are held in operative position, against downward movement therefrom, by the engagement of the cross piece 34 with the section 28. And the collapsed construction is erected for use by lifting the seat 26, bringing the arm 22 to approximately horizontal position and straightening the strut.

The structure is conveniently detached by lirst collapsing it, then lifting it by means of the handle 10 until the thimbles 9 clear the bearings 6, and then withdrawing the posts 8 through the openings 6 and from the bearings 4. The detached seat is light, compact, readily transferred and easily set up at the other end of the car or upon another car equipped with parts 4 and 6.

Having described my invention, I claim:

1. The combination with a car platform and dash board, of step bearings xed to bearings containing lateral ldetaehably supported 'by andstrut supported by said posts.

2.' The combination with alined step and laterally open bearings, of posts having feet adapted for entry in said step bearings and sections adapted for lateral entry into said laterally open bearings, vsaid posts .having top thimbles adapted Vto enter and engage themto said laterally OpenbearingS, a cross piece connecting said thimbles, and means lcomprlsing a folding. seat and strutsuppor ed by. said posts.

3. `rl-he-combination with step bearings and openings of posts Copies of this patent may be obtained for five-cents each, 'byaddressng the Washington, ID.'C.

said bearings, a

handle connecting said posts, a brace supported by said posts, and means comprising a vcollapsible seat .and strut supported by said brace.

il. The combinationwith'bearings, of supporting means detachably connected therewith, laterally separated top bearings coni'i'ected with said supporting means,pa.central bottom bearing connected with said supporting means, an arm having bifurcations pivotally connected with said top bearings, a seat on said arm, a bifurcatedstrut-section pivotall-y connected with said bottom bearing, and a" strut section .pivotally Aconnected ibetween `the 'bifurcations of said .section iirst named and having bifurcations pivotally `connect-ed withfsaid arm.

In testimony 'whereof I have hereunto setmy name this `lth day of June, 1915.

LORENZ@ H. PIKE.

fCommssoner of vPatents, 

